Lots of damage ________ (be)caused by fire.
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- The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.
- – Have they found out the _____ of the fire? -- Yes. It was a cigarette end that _____ the fire. A: cause; started B: reason; caused C: causing; caused D: reason; cause
- The fire caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported. A: decrease B: subtract C: minimize D: degrade
- Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences. The Great Fire of 1906 in San Francisco was ____ by the worst earthquake in U.S. history, estimated to measure 8.3 on the Richter Scale. To make matters worse, the earthquake caused the enormous fire, which actually caused more damage to the City than did the earthquake.
- The fire has destroyed the house. The house ________________ by the fire.